Marijuana Shortage In Washington State

Discussion in 'Marijuana Business and Industry' started by Dat Dank, Jul 1, 2014.

  1. Almost a year and a half after voters passed the initiative to legalize recreational marijuana, Washington has no marijuana. The main reason for this is the way the medical marijuana  system has been built in the state, and the bureaucratic nightmare that has resulted from this emerging and often stigmatized industry. Out of the 2600 hopeful business owners who have applied for growing licences only 79 were approved. Out of the 79 that were approved recently, many of them are not ready to sell, because marijuana requires several months of growing time. 
     
    For More Information: https://news.vice.com/article/washington-state-is-about-to-face-a-serious-weed-shortage
     
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  2. well...I guess a few MORE threads over this topic won't hurt...
     
  3. we need 3 atleast to show we care :yummy:
     
  4. gonna be lotsa premie buds being sold at the shops in WA...
     
  5. Haha sucks for y'all

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  6. Yum to bad I'm stuck in Cali -_-
     
  7. #7 cball, Jul 1, 2014
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    Seems WA is all set up for the 'mehican' cartels to come in and sell seedy stemmy brown stuff now...oh wait..that wasn't what they wanted??? oops...
     
  8. I thought everyone in WA grew their own.
     
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    Nope, I'm medical and receive cannabis for free every month. Can you say the same?
     
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    For the most part, Oregon should be next to legalize because they grow a lot there too.
     
  11.  
    I get a light bill with a bit extras KWH but its summer and the lights are out and the outdoor garden is rocking.
     
  12. Good thing I live in Cali. Seems to be an unlimited supply here

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    There is here too, is just not grown by a state inspected farm by a state inspected and licensed grower, trimmed by a state inspected and licensed processor and sold at a state inspected licensed store.
     
    You have to let the state crawl all the way up your ass after paying them fees to be part of their taxing paying cash cow.
     
  14. I know this will be a huge pain for the recreational shops, but I wonder how the shortage will affect the medical dispensaries..Regardless, I'm sure the black market will continue to thrive.
     
  15. Good, now they know the pain of us Arizonans  <_<
     
  16. I think the dispensaries will see these "legal" prices and start inching up their prices also.  Long term, the dispensaries will be eliminated altogether - there's no need for a dual market with unequal taxation.
     
  17. #17 Sgtstadanko707, Jul 11, 2014
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    Thats the end game. They already tried it once. They will get it done
     
  18. #18 Dat Dank, Jul 14, 2014
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    I don't think they will be eliminated completely, due to the tight restrictions and regs that the government is putting on certain states. Telling a legal dispensary owner that their marijuana is no better than the guy next door, after going through years of marijuana bureaucracy, in some cases, would be a punch in the face. Weedmaps wouldn't allow it... lol
     
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    It's already happening. I can't mention it enough;
     
    http://www.theweedblog.com/michigan-senators-get-your-kush-at-cvs/
     
    http://www.theweedblog.com/michigan-marijuana-pharmacy-legislation-frightens-officials/
     
    What the above two links explain is that it has already been passed but does not go into effect until cannabis is rescheduled at least to sched-2 on the CSA. Upon that, doctors can write a prescription for cannabis-based medicine (NOT a disp recommendation!) from which the patient will go to CVS and other national chain pharmacies to pick up their product. Who sources the cannabis for this program? The same "Prairie Systems" group doing work in Canada.
     
    What's the problem?
     
    Deliberately pushing locally owned dispensaries, caregivers and cultivators out of the market. We are talking millions of dollars in the short term, billions in the long term, robbed from local economy and also millions in tax revenue. This all gets funneled into the hands of doctors, pharmacies and pharmaceuticals.
     
    Plus, all new MMJ programs that I've seen are extract-only bills.They are not allowing raw material or the ability to GROW IT for deliberate reasons. It ain't for the people's safety!! Nor due to a lack of effectiveness!!
     
    Here's a great example:
    http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/279571.php
     
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    It's clearly written between all the lines and we can connect the dots ourselves. The cancer (treatment) is a hundred+ billion dollar a year industry, like heart disease. The CULTIVATION and distribution of cannabis is already a multi-billion dollar a year industry.
     
    So they are attacking the common man for two reasons:
     
    They don't want people treating their cancer and other debilitating conditions for pennies on the dollar, achieved by growing plants at home or locally.
     
    They (the BIOTECH arms of the pharmaceuticals) don't want people growing this plant-based medicine at home for pennies on the dollar, when it can be sold through a doctors prescription, in the form of a synthetic, extremely profitable patented variant.
     
    The most SINGULAR important aspects of every bill that's introduced, IMO:
     
    Who is allowed to cultivate, distribute and access this plant? What charges will the citizen face - if any - for exercising their God given right to utilize this plant?
     
    Most bills introduced lately are more harmful than some of what has been induced while under FULL prohibition!
     
  20. I think everything will work out. People growing their own at dispensaries, will sell it. Remember stupid laws are meant to be broken. This is a actually a positive. Illegal bud will be sold as if it where legal. This is a good thing. I want rich businessmen to stay out of the game as long as possible. More than likely that who got the license to grow. Not your normal pot smoking merry bunch of stoners. This should give the small guys enough time to build enough capita to become strong players. Once you have money you can buy representation, then legitimize


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